Return To Kimbolton by John Shaw Mighty Eighth including the Ace that is

including the Ace that is depicted in this dramatic piece:

and would land just below Point du Hoc

they’d invite Franz to their bomb group reunion where they’d introduce their families to the man who gave them the greatest of gifts -the chance to live

who led the raids against the Tirpitz and whose Tallboy bomb eventually sank the mighty German battleship

and local forces

Return To Kimbolton by John Shaw Mighty Eighth including the Ace that isOverall size: 35. 5x 16. 5 Image Area: 30x 10. 5" Flying Fortresses of the 379th Bomb Group head home, escorted by P 51s of the 4th Fighter Group, following a 1944 mission into Germany. Based at Kimbolton, the 379th flew more sorties and dropped a greater bomb tonnage than any other group in the Mighty 8th Air Force. Carol Dawn, the lead plane in this painting, flew over 120 missions, the third highest of its group, before returning intact to the U.